Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07
TWO MORE CITIES.
A Great Movement Of Cap
ital and Industry.
A NEW SOURCE OF WEALTH.
Two New Towns to Be Started in
the Garden of the San Fer
nandO Valley.

the Gar0en OI Uhe San rei
nandO Valley.
Contrary to custom at feasts where
the old wine is given at the first, the
Lankershim Rancho syndicate has
kept it's portion OF the real estate
feast to the last. This great company,
with capital of $780, divided into
1900 shares of 800 each has 10000
acres of very choice land ten miles
northwest of the city, in the San Fer
nando valley, which it has been re-
serving for the last and best portion OF
the feast of real estate to which all the
world is invited in Southern Califor-
mia. The property of the company is
one of the finest pieces of land in Cali
fornia, and that means in the world.
The south and west side of the lands
terminate in beautiful foothills, orna-
mented with evergreen oak and wild
walnut trees, and are noted for pro-
ducing the heaviest crops OF will
grasses and wild oats. Wherever they
can be cultivated, and nearly all OF
them can be, they produce heavy
crops of grain and grapes and are ad-
mirably adapted to the growth
of deciduous fruits of every kind.
The locality is sheltered from all the
strong winds, being protected by
the Cahuenga mountains on the east
and south, and the Santa Susanna
mountains on the southwest, while
across the San Fernando valley, OF
which it forms part, the great Sierra
Madre forms a bulkwark between the
valley and the desert. Its elevation is
about 700 to 500 feet above the sea
and the soil is of the richest descrip-
tion. In the foothills there are about
1900 acres where the soil is firm, COM
posed of vegetable mold, clay and
silica, while 10, 500 acres OF the valley
land is of the finest diluvial character,
adapted to the growth of all kinds OF
vegetables, grain, grapes and semi
tropical fruits. The oranges in the
San Fernando valley are among the
finest in the world. The trees are free
from scale bug, the temperature
is warm and equable and the
soil deep and mellow, making just
the conditions required for the growth
of citrus fruits. There is but little diff
ference between the temperature OF
night and day. The chill of the sea
air is destroyed by a series OF low
mountains between the valley and the
sea in the direction from which the
regular sea breeze blows, leaving the
air soft and agreeable and filled with
grateful freshness. At the lower end
Of the rancho there can be no doubt OF
the success of artesian wells for irri-
cation. Surface water can be obtained
at depth of ten feet at that locality
and at about forty feet on the higher
portion of the tract. The Los Angeles
river comes to the surface on this tract
and runs across it for abont five miles,
while the Pacoima and the Little and
Big Tuiunga send their subterranean
streams beneath the tract, making a
perfect system of sub-irrigation, so
that crops grow without surface irriga.
fi0n.
Heavy crops of corn, potatoes of a
large size and fine quality, melons,
apples, grapes, peaches, pears and
apricots grow with no irrigation where
the water is over thirty feet below the
surface. The heat of the sun brings
to the roots of vegetation all the mois-
ture required for luxurious growth.
The sandy, loamy soil is just what is
needed for the growth of oranges and
lemons. Nearly the entire tract can
be planted to the fruits and yield a
large profit.
Water can be obtained from springs
In the foothills, or put in reservoirs by
pumps from depth of 25 feet, suffi-
cient to water all the level land. On
the lower end of the rancho is lake
let that is supplied by subterranean
stream that is constant, pure and
permanent.
The Southern Pacific railway skirts
along the northeasterly side of the
tract and another line will be carried
directly through the tract, on which
will be two settlements that will ulti-
mately become cities like Pasadena
Anu 1lttTSlut. All dCIC VI tiiiS ilhi
is capable of supporting an individual
in comfort, thus making the tract a
home for $4,000 persons, while the
thousands of acres on the north OF
these settlements would find a trade
center in these charming settlements.
The land is capitalized in the syn
dicate at $65 per acre. The stock
holders consist of the following intelli-
gent and enterprising citizens: Dan
Mcfarland, J. B. Lankershiem, L. T.
Garnsey, C. w. Smith, j. G.. Byram,
X. w. Poindexter, f. A. Forester, j.
ID, Burch, J. II. Boal, M. F. O'Dea, s.
b. Hunt. James S. Towner, F. c. Gar
butt, S. w. Luitwieler. c. j. Ellis, r.
G. Shaw, A. p. Hoffman, Mrs. M. N.
Robertson, VIM. p. Hardin, Dr. Boyle,
DIR. Hayes, Mrs. De Van, A. L. Aus
tin and Dr. Martin.
The company will incorporate in
few days and proceed to subdivide the
lands into few town lots and the
balance in acreage tracts in sizes to
suit purchasers. The Lankershim
Rancho will soon be one of the most
popular settlements in Southern Cali
fornia.
THE CHAlTATOUA.